Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Cardinals (37-35) are in Chicago to begin a series against the White Sox (23-49). Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Shane Smith for Chicago.

There's something about pitchers named Shane in the Chicago White Sox organization this season. In the major leagues, rookie right-hander Shane Smith is making a push for the All-Star game with a 2.37 ERA across his first 13 starts.

He’s one of the better pitching coaches in the league,” right-hander Jonathan Cannon told the Sun-Times. “He’s able to tackle complicated issues and complicated problems in a very simple way."

After going 1-6 in their last seven games, the Cardinals will look to get back on track as they travel to Chicago for a three-game series with the White Sox.

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The Chicago White Sox had heard of Aaron Civale’s desire to remain a starting pitcher. They reached out to the Milwaukee Brewers to see if the right-hander was attainable. “More or less doing a status check on that situation,

Luis Robert Jr. drove in half of the South Side runs, and the bullpen came to play with three scoreless innings